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Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear
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Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear
by Norma Fox MazerIt's little sister vs. big in this fresh take on a classic struggle by a master storyteller.
Everything ten year-old Sprig wants, her older sister Dakota already has. Everything Sprig does, Dakota does better. And anytime Sprig complains, Dakota just grins and calls her a baby. It's enough to make a kid wish her sister would disappear.
But in a year when Sprig's father is away, her favorite neighbor is ill, and the class bully is acting almost like, well, a boyfriend, Sprig discovers that allies come in unexpected shapes. Sometimes they're even related to you.
Contributors:Norma Fox Mazer (1931-2009) grew up in Glens Falls, New York, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. Norma was praised for her portrayal of characters with realistic problems and relationships that pull them out of struggles. Her books have received many awards, including a finalist for the National Book Award, a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, the Christopher Medal, a Newbery Honor, and The Edgar.
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Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear (EBK)
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Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear (EBK)
by Norma Fox MazerEverything ten year-old Sprig wants, her older sister Dakota already has. Everything Sprig does, Dakota does better. And anytime Sprig complains, Dakota just grins and calls her a baby. It?s enough to make a kid wish her sister would disappear.
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But in a year when Sprig?s father is away, her favorite neighbor is ill, and the class bully is acting almost like, well, a boyfriend, Sprig discovers that allies come in unexpected shapes. Sometimes they?re even related to you.
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Interest Level:
9-12
Lexile Framework:
650L
Grade Level Equivalent:
5.9
Guided Reading Level:
NR
Age:
14-18
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Subject:
Death, Grief, Loss, Parents, Feelings and Emotions, Running Away, Siblings
At the beginning of this startling, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel, a young woman named Pamela lies dead on the living room floor, with her younger sister, Em, wondering if she's responsible. Is she? How did Em get to this point in her life? How did she survive? The answers are revealed in the direct, open, and remarkably hopeful voice of a teenage girl whose basically sunny disposition outlives some of the darkest circumstances imaginable.
Throughout Em's life she has lived in the menacing shadow of her older sister's unstable personality. Although sometimes funny and appreciative of Em, Pamela has wild mood swings and uncontrollable rages. Their mother too is both mentally and physically frail, given to bouts of crying and depression. When she dies and their alcoholic father takes up with one of his co-workers, Pamela takes charge and runs away with Em to the city nearby.
The ups and downs of the sisters' life on their own is chronicled with humor, pathos, and unflinching honesty; from the moment Pamela's anger first turns to physical violence, to Em's triumphant reconnections to people and things in the world outside their apartment. It's a book you won't be able to put down. And one you'll never forget.
